Utah Gymnastics Gets Win On Emotional Senior Night
Mar 3, 2023, 9:00 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – It was an emotional win for Utah gymnastics saying good-bye to three seniors on Senior Night while also honoring Aaron Lowe’s mother, Donna who was in attendance to cheer the Red Rocks on.
Abby Brenner, Cristal Isa, and Jillian Hoffman competed their last routines in the Huntsman as Abby Paulson, Jaedyn Rucker, and Maile O’Keefe all announced they would be back in 2024. Isa capped off her final beam routine with a perfect 10, bringing the house down.
The Utes walked away with a convincing 197.925 – 196.675 victory over the Arizona Wildcats after another big win at home last week against Cal. Utah will be on the road to compete with Oregon State March 11 before the Pac-12 Championship takes place at the Maverik Center in West Valley, Utah the following week on March 18.
.@UtahGymnastics with another big win 197.925- 196.675 over Arizona on a night they honored their #Seniors and #22Forever.#LightTheU #GoUtes #FamilyOnThree pic.twitter.com/VN8OIaJoDT
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) March 4, 2023
Rotation One: Utah Vault, Arizona Bars:
Starting off with a bang! Maile O'Keefe ties a career high 9.90!
💻 https://t.co/o6NveiSvNC pic.twitter.com/Y1Bko3YtOi
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 4, 2023
Utah Vault: 49.425
Maile O’Keefe: 9.900
Abby Brenner: 9.875
Jaylene Gilstrap: 9.850
Makenna Smith: 9.900
Jillian Hoffman: 9.875
Jaedyn Rucker: 9.875
Arizona Bars: 49.050
Emily Mueller: 9.750
Elizabeth Larusso: 9.750
Alysen Fears: 9.925
Bailey McCabe: 9.875
Taylor Raskin: 9.700
Malia Hargrove: 9.750
Rotation Two: Arizona Vault, Utah Bars
A look at Amelie's routine! pic.twitter.com/s8mneEmUWo
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 4, 2023
Arizona Vault: 49.250
Total Score: 98.300
Caroline Herry: 9.800
Emily Mueller: 9.800
Danielle Nosek: 9.850
Malia Hargrove: 9.850
Jessica Castles: 9.875
Elizabeth Larusso: 9.875
Utah Bars: 49.325
Total Score: 98.750
Amelie Morgan: 9.900
Makenna Smith: 9.900
Abby Brenner: 9.800
Sage Thompson: 9.325
Maile O’Keefe: 9.825
Cristal Isa: 9.900
Rotation Three: Utah Beam, Arizona Floor
𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝟏𝟎 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐒𝐀‼️ pic.twitter.com/cWDx7TISlU
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 4, 2023
Utah Beam: 49.550
Total Score: 148.300
Amelie Morgan: 9.775
Makenna Smith: 9.925
Abby Paulson: 9.875
Cristal Isa: 10.000
Maile O’Keefe: 9.900
Jaylene Gilstrap: 9.850
Arizona Floor: 49.025
Total Score: 147.325
Elizabeth Larusso: 9.850
Elena Deets: 9.850
Emily Mueller: 9.850
Libby Orman: 9.600
Caroline Herry: 9.775
Malia Hargrove: 9.700
Rotation Four: Arizona Beam, Utah Floor
Arizona Beam: 49.350
Final Score: 196.675
Alysen Fears: 9.825
Caroline Herry: 9.875
Elena Deets: 9.875
Emily Mueller: 9.100
Sirena Linton: 9.875
Jessica Castles: 9.900
Utah Floor: 49.625
Final Score: 197.925
Abby Brenner: 9.925
Jaylene Gilstrap: 9.925
Abby Paulson: 9.925
Jaedyn Rucker: 9.950
Maile O’Keefe: 9.900
Jillian Hoffman: 9.775
Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for KSLsports.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @BodkinKSLsports
